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- Title
Crohn's Ileitis in a Patient with Longstanding HIV Infection.
- Authors
Bernstein, Brett B.; Gelb, Alvin; Tabanda-Lichauco, Rosa
- Abstract
The differential diagnosis of diarrhea in patients infected with HIV is broad, and includes a variety of bacterial, viral, and parasitic pathogens, as well as malignancies including lymphoma and Kaposi's sarcoma. Idiopathic non-specific inflammatory bowel disease rarely occurs in association with HIV infection. A recent case report described a patient with longstanding Crohn's disease who experienced remission of his bowel disease upon infection with HIV (6). The authors inferred that the remission was secondary to a depressed CD4 (T helper) lymphocyte count. We report the first case of Crohn's ileitis developing in a patient with established HIV infection, depressed CD4 lymphocyte count, and no prior history of inflammatory bowel disease. This case raises questions about the role of CD4 cells in the pathogenesis of Crohn's disease.
- Subjects
DIAGNOSIS; DIARRHEA; HIV infections; PATHOGENIC microorganisms; INFLAMMATORY bowel diseases
- Publication
American Journal of Gastroenterology (Springer Nature), 1994, Vol 89, Issue 6, p937
- ISSN
0002-9270
- Publication type
Article